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l ;1 some money away from the D.O.T. to force them to be efficient. As a result, Mr. Fowler stated, the D.O.T. is not funded anywhere near to their standard of maintenance, and, in fact, is at about 60% of the resources they need to do what they have defined as an adequate program. Therefore, because of the liability situation, the D.O.T. chose to spend money on safety measures rather than aesthetics. Commissioner Wodtke asked if they would basically say that the D.O.T. only has enough money to maintain the roads at 600 of their minimum maintenance requirements. Mr. Fowler confirmed that statement and emphasized that this is even more true of routine maintenance than periodic maintenance because the routine maintenance is what gets neglected when there is a shortfall of funds. Commissioner Bird inquired about interstates, and Mr. Fowler explained that they have a contract with the federal government to do these interstates, and they do a lot of contract maintenance on the Turnpike. Commissioner Bird asked if they spend any state money on federal roads, and Mr. Fowler stated that the federal government does not pay for maintenance; it is all state money. They will help with some repairs, but not if it is called maintenance. Jim Byron, local D.O.T. representative, noted there are some critical issues involved in keeping maintenance up to the standards the County requires. The D.O.T. has two mowing machines in the county, and they are in continual operation except for breakdowns. This allows the D.O.T to mow the primary system about two times.a year. Commissioner Wodtke asked if this means they only mow U.S.1 twice a year, and Mr. Byron agreed that was correct unless the county gave up some of the other part of the local system. Commissioner Bird wished to know how often the D.O.T. would mow to maintain their standards if the funds were available, and Mr. Byron felt it would be at least four times yearly. 43 SEP 111985 >3 or; PAG E